Carl Beijer

Share this post

Demurrage and inequality: modern anthropology affirms another critique of capitalism

www.carlbeijer.com

Demurrage and inequality: modern anthropology affirms another critique of capitalism

Mar 10, 2017
∙ Paid
Share
Share this post

Demurrage and inequality: modern anthropology affirms another critique of capitalism

www.carlbeijer.com

Lately I’ve been working my way through Walter Scheidel’s The Great Leveler, an anthropological study of the relationship between inequality and violence. In his discussion of the ancient roots of inequality, Scheidel references a fascinating 2015 paper called “Cereals, Appropriability, and Hierarchy“, which argues that

the development of social hierarch…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
Previous
Next
© 2023 Carl Beijer
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing